    <?php
    $catId = BHUTANESE_REFUGEES_BLOG_ID;
    $args = array(
        'cat' => $catId,
        'posts_per_page' => 5,
        'order' => "DESC"
    );
    query_posts($args);
    $latestNews = Array();
    $newsCount = 0;
    if (have_posts())
        while (have_posts()) : the_post();
            $id = get_the_ID();
            $smallThumbnail = get_the_post_thumbnail($id, 'bhutanese_refugee_news_small_thumbnail');
            $mediumThumbnail = get_the_post_thumbnail($id, 'bhutanese_refugee_news_large_thumbnail');
            $latestNews[$newsCount] = array(
                "id" => $id,
                "title" => get_the_title(),
                "permalink" => get_permalink(),
                "small-thumbnail" => $smallThumbnail,
                "medium-thumbnail" => $mediumThumbnail,
                "excerpt" => excerpt(56),
                "short-excerpt"=>  excerpt(12)
            );
            $newsCount++;
        endwhile;
    wp_reset_query();
    $category_link = get_category_link( $catId );
    ?>
<?php if (count($latestNews) > 0) { ?>
<div class="home-news-section">
    <p class="home-h1 entry-title"><a href="<?php echo $category_link?>">Blog</a></p>
        <div class="home_news_hero">
            <a href="<?php echo $latestNews[0]['permalink']; ?>">
    <?php echo $latestNews[0]['medium-thumbnail']; ?>
                <h2 style="margin: 0;color: #0066CC;"><?php echo $latestNews[0]['title']; ?></h2>
            </a>
            <p class="summary"><?php echo $latestNews[0]['excerpt']; ?></p>
        </div>
        <div class="home_news_moreTopStories">
            <ul class="ul-list">
                <?php
                if (count($latestNews) > 1) {
                    $cntNews = 0;
                    foreach ($latestNews as $new) {
                        $cntNews++;
                        if ($cntNews == 1)
                            continue;
                        if (count($latestNews) == $cntNews) {
                            $lastClass = "last";
                        } else {
                            $lastClass = "";
                        }
                        ?>
                        <li class="<?php echo $lastClass; ?>">
                            <ul class="news-title-list clearfix">
                                <li class="news-title-thumbnail"><?php echo $new['small-thumbnail']; ?></li>
                                <li class="news-title-title">
                                    <div style="padding: 0px 5px">
                                        <a href="<?php echo $new['permalink']; ?>">
            <b><?php echo $new['title']; ?></b>
                                        </a><br />
                                        <span><?php echo $new['short-excerpt']; ?></span>
                                    </div>
                                </li>
                            </ul>

                        </li>
            <?php }
        } ?>
            </ul>
        </div>
        <div class="clear"></div>
</div>
<?php } ?>
